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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (2273)	1/19/1999 12:36:00 PM
From: Steve Reinhardt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3493

bp, Nope. I guess it is Jan.27, next Wednesday. Someting interesting from SI fellow member: BillyG. This proves the Internet market is thriving. This solution by Boca/IGST "seems" to be more expensive than ESST's solution... Steve newsalert.com January 18, 1999 13:16 IGST CyberPro5050 Multimedia Processor Powers BocaVision ST2001 State-Of-The-Art Internet/Information Appliance SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 1999-- Offers Enhanced Multimedia Features Than Web TV Plus Type Set Top Boxes IGS Technologies, Inc. today announced that its industry leading set top box Multimedia Processor, CyberPro5050, has been designed into Boca Research's (NASDAQ:BOCI) BocaVision(TM) ST2001, the next product in its family of Internet and information appliance/thin client computing devices. The BocaVision ST2001 was demonstrated at the IGST Suites and Network Computer Inc. (NCI) booth at the just concluded Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. This demonstration highlighted the full multimedia capability of CyberPro5050 through Video-on-Demand (VOD) services over the ST2001 set top box with MPEG-2/MPEG-1 and Dolby Digital (AC-3) audio streaming over the Internet. The BocaVison ST2001 will provide users with a single solution for all home infotainment (information and entertainment) by browsing the Web, sending/receiving e-mail, performing personal computer functions, and playing DVD titles as well as audio and video CDs, along with VOD capability. The product is scheduled for broad-based beta testing in the first quarter of 1999, and volume shipments are expected in the second quarter. "BocaVision ST2001 is the first internet/information appliance set top box that uses the rich multimedia features of CyberPro5050 including alpha-blending of video and graphics on TV," said Mike Raghavan, senior director of marketing at IGS Technologies. "With our CyberPro5050 providing the best quality video, text and graphics of TV, VOD and internet web pages, we believe that BocaVision ST2001 will offer users a new level of infotainment experience in the home with far more features than set top boxes similar to Microsoft Web TV Plus." "BocaVision ST2001 will set the standard for home infotainment," said Tom Elowson, director of marketing for thin clients at Boca research. "This is made possible using the CyebrPro5050 as the multimedia Processor that does the video and audio processing." In addition to CyberPro5050, the performance features of the ST2001 include: a high-speed Cyrix MediaGX(TM) processor, V.90/56K built-in modem, RAM expansion from 8 to 64MB, flash from 2 to 8MB, PCI bus, room for DVD/CD-ROM and hard drive, a parallel port, dual CATV cable-ready tuner, full video and audio input and output including S-Video. Using NCI's TV Navigator software along with the Oracle Video Server and Sigma Designs' REALMagic MPEG-2 decoder, the ST2001 achieves full motion 30 fps streaming video with an easy-to-use Web-based interface. This enables any Telco-ADSL, satellite, or cable systems provider the ability to provide to their customers on-demand movie channels along with new interactive video services in a user-friendly, manageable package. About IGS Technologies, Inc. IGS Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1993 to develop leading edge multimedia component solutions for emerging markets including Set Top Boxes and Information Appliances. IGS Technologies' mission is to become the leading supplier of highly integrated advanced multimedia components for commercial and consumer information appliances, Satellite, Cable, Multimedia Set Top Boxes, Web Browsers, WebDVD, Internet and Interactive TV applications. The company is funded by venture capitalists and major corporations. IGS has developed strategic alliances with leading companies and has major OEM designs worldwide in these emerging markets. Company headquarters are located in Santa Clara. Tel: 408-982-8588. IGST Website: igst.com. For more information on ST2001, please use bocaresearch.com. CONTACT: IGS Technologies, Inc. Mike Raghavan, 408/982-8588 x130 miker@igst.com